Although the 81150A is an arbitrary function generator (AFG), it can be used as an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) with some limits. The key difference between an AFG and an AWG is how data for a digital-to-analog converter is internally genera...

The screen is optimized for the “typical” engineering environment where the instrument is up on a lab desk you need to read the numbers from the screen from any angle. In case you need a bigger screen you can manage and control the instrument from...

The crest factor defines the ratio between Vp to RMS. The ideal sine wave for example has a crest factor of 1.414. Any crest factor higher than 1.414 shows additional noise, distortion or spikes. In addition the crest factor shows signal boundar...

In addition to precise pulses and trigger customers need to stress the device to its limits. In the past they used either a second channel or an additional instrument to distort the signal. With the new build-in capabilities real-world signals can...